Staff Power Electronics Engineer, Aerospace Defense

Shield AI; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Shield AI in Dallas, TX is seeking a Staff Engineer, Power Electronics for a full-time, on-site role. You will design, analyze, and validate power electronic systems for autonomous aircraft and defense applications, defining architectures, performing simulations, selecting components, and producing schematics and layouts.

You will collaborate with hardware, firmware, mechanical, and systems teams to ensure robust, safe designs that meet performance and regulatory requirements, lead design

Qualifications

• Power electronics design experience.
• DC-DC converter, motor drive, inverter, and power distribution familiarity.
• Analog/digital circuit design, schematic capture, PCB layout.
• SPICE-based simulation, EMI/EMC, thermal modeling.
• Lab testing with oscilloscopes and power analyzers.

Responsibilities

• Define electrical architectures and perform simulations for power systems.
• Select components and create schematics/layouts for power conversion and energy storage.
• Lead design reviews and mentor engineers on best practices.

Skills

Power electronics design

DC-DC converters

Motor drives

Inverters

PCB layout

Schematic capture

SPICE-based simulators

Thermal modeling

EMI/EMC analysis

Lab testing

Reliability & fault management

Team mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Advanced degree in aerospace/defense/robotics (beneficial)

Tools

SPICE simulators

EMI/EMC analysis tools

Thermal modeling software

Oscilloscopes

Job description

Shield AI in Dallas, TX is seeking a Staff Engineer, Power Electronics for a full-time, on-site role. You will design, analyze, and validate power electronic systems for autonomous aircraft and defense applications, defining architectures, performing simulations, selecting components, and producing schematics and layouts.

You will collaborate with hardware, firmware, mechanical, and systems teams to ensure robust, safe designs that meet performance and regulatory requirements, lead design